This blog is maintained by Mark Powney.
Mark is Senior Technical Consultant at SOCO, where he helps customers implement modern workplace solutions on the Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Azure Cloud platforms. Previous roles include Product Owner and Evangelist at Valo Solutions, and Cloud Architect at Engage Squared. He has been designing solutions and developing for the web since 1998.
Always on the look out for low-code solutions, Mark’s passion lies with staying on-trend with the latest cloud-first development practices. He routinely works with the following technologies and platforms:
- SharePoint Framework
- Docker
- NodeJS and NPM
- Gulp
- Webpack
- Microsoft Graph
- TypeScript
- SASS
- Azure DevOps, CI/CD
- PowerShell
- dotnet core and C#
- Azure App Services, Functions, APIs
- Azure Storage
Mark also has a keen interest in the following technologies and concepts, and how they may be integrated to create robust and viable business solutions:
- Microsoft Flow, PowerApps
- OAuth, Azure Active Directory, authentication providers
- Azure Cognitive Services
- JAMstack
Mark offers a unique insight into the journey of a consultant with an entrenched Microsoft development background. From a time where server-side solutions were developed when the phrase “on-premises” didn’t exist. Now, the ecosystem is built on globally connected solutions that immediately scale. Mark is focussed on user-centric design in everything he builds.
Mark builds modern Microsoft 365 experiences that touch thousands of people world-wide every day.